It’s a sad time, The Gravity Bong has had a great ten year run but it is time to say adios. The server traffic has been in decline with the removal of Valve’s Quick Play feature so April 23, 2017 will be the day we bid goodbye to an old friend. I spent more time playing here than on probably every other game I’ve ever played combined. I missed the early days but found The Bong around year two of it’s existence and loved the days of a packed server, all day, every day. I couldn’t wait to arrive home in the afternoon and spend the next 10 hours running that intel, talking to my pals, and stepping out to smoke an occasional bowl to create that magical time shift that extended my night.

We have had a lot of regulars, a lot of drop-ins, a lot of drama, and a lot of laughs. There were a handful of players that drew me into the game even if I had other things I needed to do that day but I just couldn’t miss that opportunity. For me, The Gravity Bong created some, what I hope to be, life-long friendships with some of the greatest people I have never met. We all grew to know each other through the HUGE number of pictures, posts, rants, and hilarious threads on the website.

Please pass the word along to anyone you know that has ever played here. Invite them to find the time to return to enjoy the last days for a farewell reunion. The website will stay up indefinitely according to Helix, our great founder and leader. Post your comments and your favorite memories. Long live The Gravity Bong.

Greetings Bong. Ah what a year, Valve is doing it's best to kill TF2 with the removal of quick play but the Bong is still trucking along. It's tough to keep a community alive when they route that new highway around your little burg but it appears our core is still intact. I have had a little more time to hop on and play these days and we still have a pretty good influx of random players so despite Valve's best efforts, the Bong lives on. So best wishes to you and to whatever holiday you subscribe and a happy new year to all.

Khamir's Tips: Uber your target while holding the intelA lot of people don't know that a medic is able to hold the intel while ubering someone. The medic will not be ubered while holding the intel, but the patient will be.

Here's how you do it:

1. Deploy uber2. very quickly switch off of medi-gun to either melee or primary and pick up the intel.3. Switch back to medi-gun and focus your beam back on your patient.